Idiopathic central sleep apnoea syndrome treated with zolpidem

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 355-357

  Grimaldi, Daniela ^a   Provini, Federica ^a   Vetrugno, Roberto ^a   Antelmi, Elena ^a   Donadio, Vincenzo ^a   Liguori, Rocco ^a   Pierangeli, Giulia ^a   Cortelli, Pietro ^a   Montagna, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Idiopathic central sleep apnoea; Treatment; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

ZOLPIDEM;

ADULT; AGITATION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FATIGUE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INSOMNIA; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PYRIDINES; SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL;

EID: 55649099253     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0995-1     Document Type: Article

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